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Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich – Wealth, Poverty, and Early Christian Formation
Helen Rhee
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Description for Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich – Wealth, Poverty, and Early Christian Formation
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCM; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
The issue of wealth and poverty and its relationship to Christian faith is as ancient as the New Testament and reaches even further back to the Hebrew Scriptures. From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the issue of how to deal with riches and care for the poor formed an important aspect of Christian discipleship. This careful study shows how early Christians adopted, appropriated, and transformed the Jewish and Greco-Roman moral teachings and practices of giving and patronage. As Helen Rhee illuminates the early Christian understanding of wealth and poverty, she shows how it impacted the formation of Christian identity. ... Read more
The issue of wealth and poverty and its relationship to Christian faith is as ancient as the New Testament and reaches even further back to the Hebrew Scriptures. From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the issue of how to deal with riches and care for the poor formed an important aspect of Christian discipleship. This careful study shows how early Christians adopted, appropriated, and transformed the Jewish and Greco-Roman moral teachings and practices of giving and patronage. As Helen Rhee illuminates the early Christian understanding of wealth and poverty, she shows how it impacted the formation of Christian identity. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
279
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Ada, MI, United States
ISBN
9780801048241
SKU
V9780801048241
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About Helen Rhee
Helen Rhee (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of church history at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and served as a pastor for a number of years. She specializes in early Christian history, especially second and third century Christian literature, and is the author of Early Christian Literature: Christ and Culture in the Second and Third Centuries.
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